Weather News

Strong To Severe Thunderstorms Possible For The First Weekend Of June 2016

For those with outdoor plans this weekend be sure to keep an eye to the sky as strong to severe…

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Boone Hits 80 Degrees For First Time In 2016

As the start of the Memorial Day Weekend got underway summer like temperatures made a return to the High Country. The…

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High Country Residents Capture Rainbow This Week, One Photo Goes Viral

A photo of a rainbow over Howard's Knob has gone viral after being shared on the Watauga County Roads & Weather Updates Facebook…

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Wet Weather Continues To End The Week, Flooding A Possibility For The Weekend

With measurable rain nearly every day this week already soggy grounds in the High Country could lead to the risk…

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Western North Carolina Back In Moderate Drought Conditions

Seventeen counties in the western part of the state are experiencing a moderate drought due to lack of adequate rainfall,…

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Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Until Noon Friday Above 3500 Feet

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1001 PM EDT THU MAY 5 2016 …RARE MONTH OF…

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Snow On Beech Mountain Tonight, Thursday May 5, 2016

The colder temperatures are producing snow at the highest elevation points in the High Country.  Beech Mountain at 8pm. Photo:…

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Cooler Temperatures On The Way After Heavy Rain & Hail To Start The Week

UPDATE 7pm Wednesday May 4 – The updated weather briefing from the National Weather Service includes the possibility of snow…

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First Storm Of May 2016 Brings Hail & Hard Rain

A quick Sunday evening storm brought hard rain and hail to mark the first day of May. Radar image at…

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Freeze Warning In Effect Overnight Through Wednesday Morning

From the National Weather Service …TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT… .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA…

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